Self-employed. It takes all kinds. So do we.

We provide clear guidance on proof requirements and criteria for self employed.

View our self-employed criteria

Information:

We have lowered the eligible income required for our up to six times loan to income lending for joint applicants from £100,000 to £75,000. Explore our full affordability criteria to see how much your client could borrow.

Service levels

See our service levels for a clear indication of how long it might take us to process your case.

Initial assessment

Average working days

Standard cases

2 days

Refer cases All cases which receive an initial refer decision

3 days

Application to offer

Average working days

Standard cases

9 days

Refer cases All cases which receive an initial refer decision

12 days

Valuations

Valuations booked and carried out

within 10 days

93%

First time buyers need a Helping Hand. So here it is.

With Helping Hand, first time buyers could borrow up to six times their income. Available up to 95% LTV on our 5 year fixed rate mortgages. And 90% LTV on 10 year fixed rates.

Helping Hand

Broker Chat

Talk to our experienced advisers using Broker Chat to get the answer to your questions.

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Support

From system support to product and criteria questions, our expert team are ready to help: face-to-face, online and on the phone.

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News and insights

Find out the latest news and updates to our products and criteria, or browse our insight section to explore the latest trends in house prices and the mortgage industry.

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